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    <td width="60">Notification    Number</td>
    <td width="60">Date of Notification</td>
    <td width="700">Subject Matter</td>
    <td width="60">Effective date</td>
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    <td width="60">Notification 59&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="60">24th April, 2002</td>
    <td width="700">1) person resident in India    being individual is allowed to acquire foreign securities as qualification    shares&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2) person resident in    India being individual is allowed to acquire foreign securities as right    shares&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3) person    resident in India being individual is allowed to sell such securities with    out prior approval of RBI</td>
    <td width="60">8th July, 2002</td>
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    <td width="60">Notification 79&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="60">15th January, 2003</td>
    <td width="700">Increase in value of commitment    of investment in Myanmar and SAARC countries (otherthan Nepal, Bhutan and    Pakistan)</td>
    <td width="60">16th January, 2003</td>
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    <td width="60">Notification 86</td>
    <td width="60">1st March, 2003</td>
    <td width="700">Allowed to invest in JV/WOS engaged in bonafide business activity&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="60">4th August, 2003</td>
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    <td width="60">Notification 88</td>
    <td width="60">1st April, 2003</td>
    <td width="700">investment by residents, listed indian entities and mutual funds in    overseas listed entities</td>
    <td width="60">15th May, 2003</td>
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    <td >Notification 120</td>
    <td>7th July, 2004</td>
    <td width="700">Named as FEM(Transfer or Issue    of Foreign Security) Amendment regulations, 2004 in supression to    Notification 19, dated 3rd May, 2000- New regulations</td>
    <td width="60">19th November, 2004</td>
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    <td height="60">Notification 132</td>
    <td>31st March, 2005</td>
    <td width="700">Changes in two points:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    a) A person resident in India, being an individual, who is an employee    or a director of an Indian office or branch of a foreign company or of a    subsidiary in India of a foreign company or of an Indian company in which the    foreign equity holding, either directly or indirectly, is not less than 51    per cent, may purchase the equity shares offered by the said foreign company</td>
    <td width="60">9th February, 2005</td>
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    <td width="700">b) Indian entity in knowledge    based sector can allow its resident employees to purchase foreign securities    under ADR/GDR linked stock options</td>
    <td width="60">1st October, 2004</td>
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    <td height="40">Notification 135</td>
    <td>17th May, 2005</td>
    <td width="700">amendments for investments in    Nepal and Bhutan</td>
    <td width="60">27th May, 2005</td>
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    <td height="40">Notification 139</td>
    <td>11th August, 2005</td>
    <td width="700">amendment in total financial    commitment value for overseas investment</td>
    <td width="60">12th May, 2005</td>
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    <td height="20">Notification 150</td>
    <td>21st August, 2006</td>
    <td width="700">Amendments for investment by    Mutual Funds</td>
    <td width="60">26th July, 2006</td>
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    <td height="60">Notification 164</td>
    <td width="60">9th October, 2007</td>
    <td width="700">amendments in total financial    commitment value, defining venture capital fund, inclusion of different types    of gurantees in the total financial commitment values, adding swap of shares    and ADR/GDR stock option as a mode of investment abroad under automatic    route, inclusion of investment by propritory concern/ unregistered    partnership firms in India, amendment in ESOPs given by foreing entity    including repurchase of shares issued under the regulations</td>
    <td width="60">different dates are provided</td>
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    <td height="60">Notification 173</td>
    <td width="60">19th December, 2007</td>
    <td width="700">amendment for total financial    commitment and conditions for investment in overseas listed entities</td>
    <td width="60">26th September, 2007</td>
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    <td height="40">Notification 180</td>
    <td width="60">5th September, 2008</td>
    <td width="700">amendments in form of submission    of application for investment and approval of RBI</td>
    <td width="60">1st June, 2007</td>
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    <td height="60">Notification 181</td>
    <td width="60">1st October, 2008</td>
    <td width="700">Introduction of trust and    society to invest in overseas entities, amendment to investment by    capitalisation and amendment in regulation 9A (investment by registered    trust/ society in hospital sector)&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="60">different dates are provided</td>
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    <td height="60">Notification 184</td>
    <td width="60">20th January, 2009</td>
    <td width="700">allowed opening of demat    accounts by clearing corporations of stock exchanges and clearing members</td>
    <td width="60">19th July 2007</td>
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    <td height="60">Notification 188</td>
    <td width="60">3rd February, 2009</td>
    <td width="700">new mode of obtaining funds    through Foreign Currency Exchangeable Bond</td>
    <td width="60">different dates are provided</td>
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    <td height="60">Notification 196</td>
    <td width="60">28th July 2009</td>
    <td width="700">amendment in conditions for    investment by financial services sector in India</td>
    <td width="60">6th September, 2006</td>
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    <td height="60">Notification 225</td>
    <td width="60">7th March, 2012</td>
    <td width="700">Introduction of another mode of    raising funds through Indian Depository Receipts</td>
    <td width="60">22nd July, 2009</td>
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    <td height="60">Notification 231</td>
    <td width="60">30th May, 2012</td>
    <td width="700">changes in total financial    commitment</td>
    <td width="60">different dates are provided</td>
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